The Neuss Schützenfest, officially the Neuss' citizens' marksmen's festival is the Schützenfest of the German city of Neuss. It is held annually on the last weekend in August. With more than 6.900 parading marksmen it is smaller than the Hanover Schützenfest but is regarded as largest marksmen's festival in the world that is organized by a single association and does not include platoons from other cities. The year 2011 saw the largest number of trooping marksmen to date, with 6951 marksmen taking part in the parade. The marksmen's festival with its royal parade, several processions, royal shooting competition and a great number of accompanying events is a social highlight of the city of Neuss and the surrounding area and attracts up to a million visitors each year. The largest number of visitors to date was recorded in 2007, with 1.5 million people coming to watch the Schützenfest.